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The hefty porchetta roll at G. McBean Family Butcher.

Is this hefty porchetta roll as good as Jamie Oliver reckons? Plus five others to try

The Italian rolled roast is a thing of salty, porky joy. These Melbourne spots are nailing it and slapping it on rolls you need to know about.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Molli bistro-bar (left) and Little Molli cafe-deli are sibling venues in Abbotsford.

Meet Molli, a mini dining and drinking precinct in Abbotsford’s backstreets

The Mulberry Group’s new neighbouring venues – Molli and Little Molli – tick a lot of boxes between them: bistro, bar, cafe, deli, grocer. Here’s what to expect.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Italian-ish restaurant Slim’s Upstairs has opened above the more casual Slim’s Hot Pizza.

For a slice of Mount Eliza’s hottest opening of the year, head upstairs

A hospo group making waves on the Mornington Peninsula is dishing up saucy venison meatballs and choc-loaded tiramisu at Slim’s Upstairs.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Zoe Birch in the tiny dining room at Greasy Zoes in Hurstbridge.
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This restaurant is smaller than some families’ dining rooms. Exclusive, yes. Elitist, no.

You won’t find the baller beef and gold leaf of other tiny fine-diners here. Greasy Zoes trades in a different kind of indulgence: the preciousness of time.

  • Emma Breheny
Ruben’s Deli, in the historic Kings Arcade in Armadale.

Corner shops are cool again: 10 new delis with a difference in Melbourne

From empanadas and mock meats to bulk soy sauce and beer on tap: what don’t these new-wave grocers sell?

  • Emma Breheny
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Olympia Wine’s rooftop is all blue and white.

This hidden rooftop bar is a dose of Greek island heat during a bitter Melbourne winter

It’s out with sedans and SUVs, in with saganaki croquettes and spritzes, at this former car park in the city’s Greek heartland.

  • Dani Valent
Pat Cremean (right) is following in his father Terry’s footsteps at Pieman’s Son.

10 of the best bakery pies featuring a next-gen pieman from a Melbourne pastry dynasty

Thaw out with a hot, hearty pie – from old-school classics to fun and flavourful fillings – by one of Melbourne’s best bakers.

  • Daniela Frangos
The Good Food Hospitality Symposium held on June 17. The panel, from left to right, moderator Dani Valent, Mulberry CEO Leon Kennedy, Patrick Ryan-Parker from Lightspeed, Lune’s Kate Reid, Almay Jordaan from Old Palm Liquor, Charlie Carrington from Atlas Dining and Ardyn Bernoth, National Editor of Good Food.

Five things we learnt at the Melbourne Good Food Symposium

How to succeed in an industry facing one of the toughest times in its history was a theme of a panel of hospitality pros.

  • Dani Valent
Guacamole, pico de gallo and corn chips at Hotel Nacional, CBD.

Real-deal diners to rooftop bars: A trio of hot new Mexican joints to try

Visit a neighbourhood spot for lesser-seen traditional dishes or a five-level CBD venue where the good times are already flowing.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Assorted dishes, includign fufu (top left), at Little Lagos in Sydney.

‘Fufu has gone ballistic’: Five West African eateries (and their signature dishes) to try

There’s a Sydney import bringing goat curry to Fitzroy, a vibrant bar and bistro putting Ghanaian spirits in your cocktails, and more.

  • Tomas Telegramma

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